Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 42400 - 120700 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 2006 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 8 days | Available at headquarters |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | |
| Marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support | |
| Operations | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | Epcon Communities | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | 5% |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | 2006 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | 2006 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | 5 yeaqrs |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | $5,000 |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | No |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | Available at headquarters: 8 days |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Epcon Communities | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |